Kfz 17/1 restoration part 3: Body sheetwork
This part of the gallery picks up when most of the wood work on the body has been completed. Metalwork like mudguards, A-post, radiator surround and engine hood get restored and added. In the mean time more detailed work on the body continues, windows and the windscreen get added. This is a satisfying part of the restoration, as more and more parts get added and the vehicle is slowly starting to take shape. The sequence of photographs follows the sequence of the restoration, it becomes clear that I jumped from job to job, sometimes welding mudguards, back to some interior details of the body and back to the metalwork. I am particularly proud of making the windscreen (copied to the last detail from the original on my other truck) and the new hinges for the engine hood, made from scratch with nothing but handtools! As the body nears completion, I was still missing one front mudguard, which needed some welding work beyond my competence. It was such a joy to get that final bit back in my garage so I could fit it.
Spare wheel well
Starting on the A-post
Some corrections to the woodwork profiles needed
fittings to the firewall
Welding the A-post toghether
Finishing the A-post
Final fitting
Nailed in place!
Front door tops needed re-doing
Back together
Preparing for the window glass
Glass going in
A-post vents...
Finishing the floor panels
Floor panels complete!
Radiator surround
Preparing the rear outer mudguards
Fitting the fuel valve
Starting on the windscreen
fitting....
Adding strips
Adding closing mechanism
Fitting again
Windscreen wipers
Back to the rear mudguards
Windscreen glass is fitted!
Start on the engine hood
restoring the hinges....
Still missing my mudguard...
Start on the storage boxes
Detailing of the windscreen
Back to the storage boxes
Nearly there....
I wish I had that mudguard...
Back to interior details
Power supply mount and fusebox
Clock holder
Battery power supply cabling
Second storagebox
That final bit of bodywork
